underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
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a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Meanwhile, a deviant killer operating in the yakuza underworld seems to be shadowing their moves.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
Amidst Texas’s fiercest heat-wave on the eve of Ramadan fasting, three young Muslims reluctantly plunge into a crime spree to save their community, confronting the gritty underworld of Houston and their own struggle for power.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Set in a grim, unnamed American city, Havoc follows a bruised detective, played by Hardy, who must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, all while unraveling the deep layers of corruption.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Having survived the battlefield and the criminal underworld, the twins are searching for freedom and understand that money is the only real path to get there.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
Amidst Texas’s fiercest heat-wave on the eve of Ramadan fasting, three young Muslims reluctantly plunge into a crime spree to save their community, confronting the gritty underworld of Houston and their own struggle for power.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Set in a grim, unnamed American city, Havoc follows a bruised detective, played by Hardy, who must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, all while unraveling the deep layers of corruption.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Having survived the battlefield and the criminal underworld, the twins are searching for freedom and understand that money is the only real path to get there.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underworld
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underworld. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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